Tag Archives: ELM

Programs, School Media Specialist

ELM Expo: It’s For You!

Register Now!
March 23
Saturday
8:30-3:00

ELM Expo
Hands-on & Up-Close with the ELM Databases
This ELM Expo will focus on the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).
ELM is an outstanding suite of databases available to all Minnesota residents. Join us to learn more about Learning Express, EBooks MN, Britannica, special features & more!

Learn from the experts how to search, save, & share your results. Take home tips on how to teach databases to users.

Please bring your own laptop or tablet to personalize your learning.

All levels of experience welcome! Novice or advanced searcher, there will something for you.

Who Should Attend
Public, academic, school, & special librarians. Teachers (K-12) and anyone who uses ELM or wants to use ELM in the classroom or library. School librarians (K-12) are urged to come as a team with History Day Teachers, Guidance Counselors, English Teachers or other interested teachers. CEUs available.

When
Saturday
March 23, 2019
8:30am to 3:00pm
Cost
$30

Includes morning snack, lunch, & handouts.
(Check with your multitype library system for library staff scholarships.)

Where
Lakeville North High School
19600 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044
(park in the upper lot, off Ipava Ave. and enter through door 1, follow the signs to the media center.)

Registration ends on Wednesday, March 20.
Register NOW to guarantee your spot!

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Click below to read a description of sessions we are offering.
Session Info

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Lakeville North High School
Minitex
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Resources, School Media Specialist

Need some ELM promotional brochures?

If you are a library or media center person in Minnesota, you hopefully are very familiar with the resource ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota!

ELM is an online library that can be used by any Minnesota resident. It provides “access to magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles, eBooks (online books), and other information resources.

ELM provides information on a vast array of topics, including consumer information, arts and humanities, current events, health, science, social science, politics, business, and more.”

We hope you are taking full advantage of all that ELM has to offer in your school library! But maybe you’d like an easy way to share with teachers, parents, or visitors to your library just how valuable ELM is? We have a large number of promotional ELM brochures that list all the different databases, catalogs, and collections that ELM provides for Minnesota residents. These brochures also give some basic information on other available statewide library resources that might be useful to you or your students.

If you would like some of these brochures, please let us know in the comments or email us at admin@cmle.org. We can arrange a time for you pick them up, or depending on the distance we could potentially bring them to you. Thanks!

Tech, Training

ELM & Ebooks Minnesota Winter / Spring 2018 Webinars

New from Minitex – a whole bunch of training programs just for you!!

The Minitex Reference Outreach & Instruction unit is offering the following webinars on ELM, ELM resources, and Ebooks Minnesota.  Is there something specific in ELM you were hoping to learn about?  If so, please let us know as we begin planning for future training.  You can email us at mtxref@umn.edu.

 

Ebooks MN for Schools

Session Details: Ebooks MN for Schools
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, February 13, 2018

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
16
Fee: No charge (All)
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Electronic Library for Minnesota: An Overview and Refresher

Session Details: Electronic Library for Minnesota: An Overview and Refresher
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, February 15, 2018

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
13
Fee: No charge (All)
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Helping Students Read Informational Texts

Session Details: Helping Students Read Informational Texts
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, February 20, 2018

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
16
Fee: No charge (All)
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Developing Inclusive Library Services to Adults with Disabilities

Session Details: Developing Inclusive Library Services to Adults with Disabilities
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Wednesday, February 21, 2018

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
64
Fee: No charge (All)
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Job & Career Accelerator

Session Details: Job & Career Accelerator
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, February 22, 2018

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
18
Fee: No charge (All)
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Electronic Library for Minnesota: An Overview and Refresher

Session Details: Electronic Library for Minnesota: An Overview and Refresher
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, February 27, 2018

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
20
Fee: No charge (All)
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LearningExpress Library

Session Details: LearningExpress Library
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Wednesday, February 28, 2018

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
15
Fee: No charge (All)
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Helping Students Read Informational Texts

Session Details: Helping Students Read Informational Texts
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, March 01, 2018

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
19
Fee: No charge (All)
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Ebooks MN for Schools

Session Details: Ebooks MN for Schools
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, March 08, 2018

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
19
Fee: No charge (All)
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Test Prep for the MCAs, AP exams, ACT/SAT, and more with Learning Express

Session Details: Test Prep for the MCAs, AP exams, ACT/SAT, and more with Learning Express
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, March 08, 2018

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
20
Fee: No charge (All)
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LearningExpress Library

Session Details: LearningExpress Library
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, March 13, 2018

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
16
Fee: No charge (All)
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Test Prep for the MCAs, AP exams, ACT/SAT, and more with Learning Express

Session Details: Test Prep for the MCAs, AP exams, ACT/SAT, and more with Learning Express
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, March 20, 2018

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
19
Fee: No charge (All)
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Job & Career Accelerator

Session Details: Job & Career Accelerator
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, March 22, 2018

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
20
Fee: No charge (All)
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ELM Usage Statistics

Session Details: ELM Usage Statistics
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, April 17, 2018

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Central Time)
Open Seats:
13
Fee: No charge (All)
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CatExpress: Copy Cataloging with CatExpress

Session Details: CatExpress: Copy Cataloging with CatExpress
Session Type: Webinar
Date(s) & Time(s): Wednesday, May 09, 2018

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Central Time)
Location: OCLC / DIME Online Training Session
Open Seats:
50
Fee: No charge (All)
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CMLE, Communication, Tech, Training

Save the Date: ELM Expo, Sat March 11

 

Several of our CMLE members are using ELM, and we could really increase that number! Sign up for this mini expo today! (And remember: we have scholarship money to give you!)

We have information on our website about the Electronic Library for Minnesota. “ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) gives Minnesota residents online access to magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles, eBooks (online books), and other information resources.

ELM provides information on a vast array of topics, including consumer information, arts and humanities, current events, health, science, social science, politics, business, and more.”

Continue reading Save the Date: ELM Expo, Sat March 11 →

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

New ELM video project!

“Visit the new Video ELM site to hear stories from staff in Minnesota libraries, library systems, and statewide organizations like History Day highlighting the importance of ELM resources in their daily work and lives. If you’d like to submit your story, we’d love to include it on our site and share with the library community. Don’t be shy!  The more, the merrier!  Each story added helps promote ELM’s usage and awareness. Please consider being a voice for ELM. When you go to Video ELM to record a video, simply click on the large plus sign, follow the prompts, and consider these three questions in your recording.

  • What is your name?
  • Where do you work and what is your position?
  • How do you see the ELM databases used in your school, university, public library, or organization?  Or how do you see the impact of ELM databases on Minnesota residents?

If you don’t make a recording, don’t worry.  Just enjoy the videos and share!  Participate today!”